Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-13
ONE L0yEAND TWO LETTERS.

There were two letters awaiting Miss
btanhope on her writing desk as she en-
tered her room that morning.
She was not yet in a mode of osding
through any very long epistles received
from former society friends since her re-
turn from the seashore They all con
tanned the same otory-a charming suE-
mer; happy engagement perhaps not
for the first time, yet just as happy; re-
quests for sympathy for broken hearts,
or feminine chuckle over hearts broken.
Ordinarily she had taken an interest in
these light condolences. But now she APP
pears 'glum," as her brother Fred ex-
pressed 1t. Several OF these letters had
been only half read, and lay in pie Mt
one side of her writing desk.
Yes, she had dressed just as well as any
one else; she had had her horses, parties
and her admirers, But she did not care
much for them; she had always had them
other girls had them who had the money.
That is not to say she was not fond of at
tention. She liked society, and she had
wholesome craving TO be recognized at
her full worth. In respect too, had she
been satisfied from her youth up.
No! She had not been exactly "snubb-
ed;n she had been "hurt." There's Il
vast amount of comfort TO be extracted
from the difference we can put between
those two won ds,
Stanley Newton had not much in the
way of either money or looks TO recon-
mend him when he first attracted her
atteEtion in society the winter before.
He was tall and rather awkward when he
came TO begin life as a clerk in we'll
known law Office. Butas he had many
good friends aud was himself of once
aristocratic family, the doors of society
had been squeezed open for him.
II had happened that each time he had
gone out he had met Miss Stanhope.
and each time it had been his good for
tune 60 see more OF her than of any 9TH
err young lady. With all his college ex-
periences aud vacancies behiEd him he
had fancied himself entirely unsuscept-
IDLE now-at least until he could see his
way TO an income n little larger than his
board bill, OF coarse he was mistaken.
The story is an old one, yet 1t is ever be-
ing repeated-the first young woman who
really charmed him, who impressed hi m
with her intelligence, beauty, grace and
sweetness, that woman could henceforth
command him.
Eyelyn Stanhope was that woman.
She knew it and the knowledge had
brought with 1t a deeper sense of pleas
ure than she had ever expected in any
half way similar case before.
As the season wore on and the spring
came she ceased TO blush when the maid
told her that he was waiting for her in
the parlor. On his side he began to ven
ture the necessity OF his strict atteL tion
to business as an an excuse for an oc-
casional unexpected absence. II had its
end Ii gave her material for witt
cisms, and he may have gotten from the
whole strength enough TO help him
through one or two hard days at the dull
dusty oalce
Her regular summer trip TO the sea
shore babe fair 20 separate them for a
time when matters were quite critical.
Nevertheless no did have means enough
to allow of his getting out of the city for
time and by judiciously boarding them
he might--yts ne promised that he would
come down for a day or two occasion
ally"
'Rumor' had it that they were engag
cd. They were not VINO ever knew such
couple TO confess IL. no matter how
good the mutual understanding, until
formal words, deprived of their force 10y
their delay, are sealed with a ring! IL a
ring went with every first kiss more
young men would be bankrupt than are
now.
Frank Pascal had however, no let or
hindrauce 10 his going 60 the shore for
one month or one year.
He didn't depend on the height OF any
office stool for his income. He traced
back his ancestry in lines which didn't
fail to include the greatest of that Eame.
And he was 10y no means the least He
was tho resultant financially.
Still he had good points. Miss Stan
hope recognized them if Stanley Newton
did not.
Perhaps he did only he was not eager
70 say
Mr. Pascal had an extremely irritating
little cough that was made worse by the
sea breeze. But when he heard Miss Stan.
hope signing for fear none of her old
friends would be at the shore he turned a
deaf ear TO doctors and FASTENED TO disap.
point her.
Now as Stanley Newton had also been
one Of the party when She expressed her
regret about her summers prospects
Miss Stanhope could but smile te herself
M the outcome when Mr.. Pascal drove NJ
in front Of the hotel the day after her ar
rival.
She was almost tempted to sit down
that night and write TO Stanley about thu
drive and what q comical fellow She ARJ
suddenly come TO fn2 her old friend Pas
cal
An that prevented her was vow sh,
had entered into with Stanley TO the ef
feet that they never should write to each
other before we'll unless in case of dire